Gauge



Dec. 15 1925. I 1,566225 E. 1.. MILLS GAUGE Filed March 24, 1923 K V A vI n "In III... "M

Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMMETT L. MILLS, or JAMESTOVJN, NEW YORK.

GAUGE.

Application filed March 24, 1923. Serial No. 627,260.

'. all 107mm it'may concern." Fig. 3 is a transverse cross section ofone Be it known that I, EMMn'r'r L. Minis, a embodiment of thisinvention.

citizen of the United States, residing at the Referring to the drawingsand particucity of Jamestown, in the county of Chaularly to Figure thegauge 10, which is se tauqua and State of New York, have inlected asembodying one form of this in vented certain new and useful Improvementsvention, is shown mounted upon a support in Gauges, of which thefollowing, taken in 11 which may form a part of any suitable connectionwith the accompanying drawmachine. Such a support is usually proings, isa specification. vided with a fixed guide 12 in front of which 10 Thisinvention relates to an improvement is mounted a block 13 which is notrigidly in gauges and more particularly to gauges secured to the guide12. The body portion which have a dog normally held in operative of thegauge 10, as shown, is secured to the position. guide 12 and alsofunctions to hold the block Under many conditions, particularly in 13 inposition. v

15 wood-working machinery, it is necessary to The gauge 10 has a mainportion 14 which provide a plurality of stops to hold the normally restsupon the support 11. Beau work being operated upon at different poshwardly projecting from the portion 14 is an tions. While a number ofstops of this gz enarm 15, the inner end 16 of which is bent eral typehave been used, it is found that downwardly and provided with a threaded20 they require certain positive shifting of the opening 17. In thisopening 17 is mounted stopping element and are normally in the thewing-bolt 23. The parts of the gauge nonfunctioning position. are soproportioned that when mounted A gauge made in accordance with thisinupon the machine, as shown for example in vention avoids thisobjection because while Figs. 1 and 8, the bolt 23 when tightenedposition it can be quickly and easily deand thus clamps the block 13 inposition. pressed and the work allowed to pass with- Between theuprlghts 18 of the main porout interference. Such a gauge is particution'll is provided a dog or stop 19 which,

' larly desirable in connection with wood under the influence of thespring 20, is norworking machinery in which work of varimally in thefunctioning position. Obvious lengths may be employed and in whichously, however, this dog 19 can be depressed it is desired to determinethe maximum against the action of the spring 20 into the length of thestrip that can be cut from any pocket 21 between the uprights so thatthe particular material and it is further desirwork wh1ch rests againstthe outer faces of the stop element is normally in functioning bearsagainst the rear face of the guide 12' 80 l 35 able where a plurality ofholes at fixed digthe uprights 18 will pass the gauge without tancesapart are to be bored in the work. interference.

The chief object of this invention is to Referring to Figure 2 it willbe noted provide a gauge having a stop normally that a plurality of suchgauges 10 may be held in operative position by yielding means providedalong the path of the work at cer- 40 so that the stop can easily bedepressed tain fixed positions the work being here ilwhereby a pluralityof such gauges can be lustrated in the form of a beam 22 normallyprovided at fixed positions along the line resting against the face ofthe uprights 18. of travel of the work to determine accu- As the work isfed through the machine the rately the positions which the work is toleading end of the beam will strike against 45 assume under certainconditions. the dog 19 of the first gauge when, if de- Other objectsreside in the details of consired, certain operations may be performed.struction disclosed in the following speci- The dog 19 of the firstgauge may now be ficat-ion taken in connection with the drawdepressedand the work fed forward uning which forms a part thereof and in til itmeets the dog 19 of the second 56 which gauge, where further operationsmay be Figure 1 is a perspective View of one emperformed. The spring 20,shown parbodiment of this device. ticularly in Fig. '3, is under slighttension Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a supporting so that the depresseddog 19 of the first table provided with a plurality of gauges; gaugeoffers no resistance to the movement 55 and of the work through themachine.

It will be noted that the end of the dog 19 is above the face of thesupport 11 so that its action will-not be impaired by any accuminulationo1 dust or dirt, a Very important consideration when used withwoodworking machinery.

The number and arrangement of the gauges may, of course, be Varied asdesired and while this invention has been shown as particularly adaptedfor use With woodworking machinery it is obvious that it is not limitedthereto but may be employed in any position. where gauges are desired.

While one embodiment only is shown and described, I am not to be limitedthereto since it is obvious that others may be made without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the followingclaim.

Having thus set forth my invention What I claim as new and for which Idesire protection by Letters Patent is:

A gauge adapted to be mounted adjustably on a support having a fixedguide and a block in front of said guide, said gauge comprising a mainportion which rests on said support in front of said block, an arm whichextends over said block and guide, a wingbolt in said arm whereby saidblock and guide are clamped between said Wingbolt and the main portionof the gauge, said lllfllll portion. having a pair of vertical uprights,a dog pivot-ally supported by and in the space between said uprights,and a spring normally acting to force the free end 0! said dog out ofthe space between said uprights.

In testimony whereof I have attired my signature.

EMMETT L. M ILLS.

